revolution

By admin_wla | Tue, 4 Feb 2014 - 12:13
Process of the Earth circling the sun in its orbit. Revolution determines the seasons, and the length of the year. In addition, differences in seasons occur because of Earth's inclination (tilt on its axis) of about 23.5 degrees as it revolves around the sun. Compare with rotation. Source: NASA (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Glossary)